Elon Musk taps former Base, Aave exec Benji Taylor to lead design on X
The Block
Elon Musk has hired former crypto executive Benji Taylor to lead design efforts at the social media platform X.Summary
Elon Musk has appointed Benji Taylor, who has significant experience in the crypto space, to lead design at X. Taylor previously founded Los Feliz Engineering, the developer of the Family wallet, which was acquired by Aave, where he served as Chief Product Officer. He later led design for Coinbase's Base Layer 2 network. X's Head of Products, Nikita Bier, expressed confidence in Taylor, noting his well-designed past products. This hiring aligns with X's ongoing development of its financial services platform, X Money, which aims to integrate peer-to-peer fiat payments and crypto integration via "smart cashtags," with a public launch targeted for April 2026.
(Source：The Block)